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SMITH, John Victor
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SMITH, John Victor

Hazel BallanDecember 6, 2025December 7, 2025
b.1852-d.1902 This is a short story, based on limited information available. Further information has recently come to light which will be added to this story soon. Working at Cane Hill...
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WILSON, Frederick Charles
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Asylum Horton Asylum

WILSON, Frederick Charles

Elizabeth AumeerDecember 6, 2025December 6, 2025

Frederick was a dentist mechanic.

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TAYLOR, Eliza Annie née Coulbeck
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum

TAYLOR, Eliza Annie née Coulbeck

Linda Miles-CartwrightDecember 5, 2025December 5, 2025

This is Florence, daughter of Eliza. This story is inspired by Hayley Latter who heard tales of Eliza’s past through family folklore. Eliza is Hayley’s 2 x Great Grandmother, and she is laid to rest in Horton Cemetery.

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
6 Dec

The short story of John Victor Smith who started as an attendant at Cane Hill Asylum, in Coulsdon, Surrey. By the time he arrived at Horton Asylum in Epsom, he was himself an inmate.

On his death
...certificate he was described as a musician.

https://hortoncemetery.org/smith-john-victor/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
6 Dec

Here is the story of
A sad story of divorce, mental health issues for his mother and then for Frederick.
Frederick was a dentist mechanic.
He married in 1904 and was in Horton by 1906.
The cause
...of his death was given as pulmonary tuberculosis.

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
17 Nov

Hendrik B Koekkoek - youngest son of Dutch painter Hermanus Koekkoek (1815-1882).

His grandfather was Dutch painter Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek.

Hendrik’s paintings can be found in museums,
...including the museum Paul Tetar van Elven in Delft, Holland.
http://www.hortoncemetery.org/koekkoek-hendrick-b/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
17 Nov

Sylvester first appears in the workhouse in 1866. He was found wandering, aged 5 years and is taken to the workhouse. He is discharged the same day to his mother. There starts his institutional life.... Sylvester spent his whole life in institutions.
http://www.hortoncemetery.org/fury-sylvester/

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